Pilgangoora: a lithium operation in Australia

Pilgangoora is a spodumene mine producing lithium in the Pilbara, Western Australia, operated by PLS. The sources report 879,543 dmt spodumene concentrate for FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026); the basis is the whole operation. In lithium content, whole-operation output for FY2026 is about 21,700 tonnes (derived here, not printed by the source): about 7.5% of world lithium output in 2025 and about 24% of Australia's; it is one of 8 operations on this site whose output can be stated in lithium content.

Who owns and operates it?

Interests are as stated in the sources below on the date shown. Ownership changes with deals, so a stake may have changed since the date shown.

How much does it produce?

Between FY2025 (Jul 2024 to Jun 2025) and FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026) the reported figure rose by 16.6%, in the same unit and on the same basis.

How the lithium-content figure is worked out. 879,543 dry tonnes of concentrate at 5.3% lithium oxide (Li2O) times 0.4646, the lithium share of lithium oxide, is about 21,700 tonnes of lithium. The grade is rounded to 0.1% by the source, so the result is good to about 2%. World mine production of lithium in 2025 was 290,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); Australia produced 92,000 tonnes.

The period (FY2026) is not the calendar year of the USGS totals (2025), so the shares are approximate.

Status: operating, as of 24 August 2026.

How does it compare?

Other lithium operations on this site: Greenbushes, Wodgina, Kathleen Valley, Salar de Atacama (SQM), Salar de Atacama (Albemarle), Cauchari-Olaroz, Goulamina, Qarhan salt lake (Qinghai Salt Lake Industry). In Australia: Greenbushes, Wodgina, Kathleen Valley. See where lithium comes from for the country totals, the country page for Australia, and PLS for its other operations here.

Sources

• PLS Group Limited (via ASX announcement 24 Aug 2026): PLS Annual Report 2026 (annual report, FY2026 (1 Jul 2025 to 30 Jun 2026)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: 2, 13, 20, 21, 125, 170 (PDF pages).
• U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Lithium (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.

Method and limits

• Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
• Shares. A share divides output in lithium content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
• Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
• Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every lithium mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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